Jannis Raptis
Since studying jazz and popular music, Jannis Raptis has been working in Vienna as a musical companion to numerous multi-ethnic folk artists. With an original sense of aesthetic freedom, the German guitarist, songwriter, and author weaves his Greek roots and his penchant for fantasy literature into the artistic persona of a medieval troubadour.
About the artist
Between Music and Literature
Born in Heidelberg in 1991 to Greek parents, Jannis Raptis spent his youth in Germany and Belgium before completing his studies in jazz and popular music in Vienna.
After many years working as a guitarist, encompassing numerous collaborations as well as CD recordings and concerts, Raptis is now active as a songwriter and writer.
His debut album Ansichten eines Troubadours was released in 2019 (Preiser Records), followed in 2020 by his first novel Der Fall des Kaisers (edition federleicht). He is currently presenting the multidisciplinary project TRAVELER with his band Jannis Raptis & His Fellow Travelers, a programme of 24 pop-rock songs.
